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Mr. Lloyd Rich returned from his honeymoon trip to Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday. His bride returned Wednesday night. They will be at home to their friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Senter, on Broad St.

Mrs. Harold Wilson, of Greenville, S. C., who is the attractive guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rich this week, was the honor guest at a lovely Coca Cola party this morning given by Mrs. Rich at her home on Shotwell Street.

The living room, dining room and hall, open en suite, were beautifully decorated with white Iris, Azaleas, Narcissi and Jonquils.

NESTOR-McENTEE
Franklin- Miss Alice Rosemary McEntee, daughter of J. Raymond McEntee, Main Street and Edwin Francis Nestor, son of Mrs. William C. Nestor, of 72 Church , were married Sunday at 12:30 o'clock in the church of the Immaculate Conception by the Rev. John R. Bennett, pastor of the church.
Miss Barbara H. Brown, of Maple road, was matron of honor, and Joseph Nestor, brother of the groom was best man.
The bride wore a gown of dusty pink and blue and a corsage of orchids. The maid of honor wore navy blue with a corsage of roses.
After a wedding trip to Atlantic City, the young couple will live at 72 Church street.
Miss McEntee attended Dominic Academy, Caldwell. The groom graduated from Franklin High School and is now employed by the New Jersey Zinc Co.

Miss Catherine Reilly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reilly, of Warwick N.Y. and William C. Nestor, son of William C. Nestor Sr., of Franklin were married Saturday morning at Warwick, N.Y. by Rev. Mathew Duggan, of the St. Stevens R. C. Church. The couple were attended by Franacis Keslo of Franklin and Miss Josephine Hackett, of Warwick N.Y. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Ogdensburg at the home of Henry Epple. Mr. Nestor was with the Signal battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed at Quantico until two years ago.

No marriage record is extant for Charles and Nannie. Lee County courthouse marriage records before 1867 were lost during courthouse fires in 1856 and 1872. A review of the microfilmed marriage records for Terrell County did not reveal a marriage for a Haynes/Clay couple any time between 1861-1865.

Rigsby's "Historic Georgia Families" shows that Charles Haynes and Nancy Clay married Feb 1864 in Decatur County. The date might be correct, but they most likely married in Terrell or Lee County. A "C. E. Haynes" purchased a horse from the estate of Nancy's mother in May 1860 in Terrell County.

Charles joined the Confederate Army in Terrell County, and died while in service. Therefore, it is not likely that Charles ever lived in Decatur County, and Nancy must have moved there after his death. Charles was in the same regiment in the Civil War as his future brother-in-law, David Henry Clay. In 1863, he was "home sick on furlough" in Terrell County, indicating that was his home.

If you want to drive a Powerglide Chevrolet visit the showrooms of the R. L. Rich Chevrolet Company from June 18 to 30.

R. L. Rich has set aside special demonstrators for use of the public and the period will be devoted to giving as many people as possible rides in the cars.

Because of the customer demand for Powerglide automatic transmissions in this area, R. L. Rich explains, he has been unable to set aside demonstrators. However, he will hold cars solely for this purpose through the demonstration period.

"Chevrolet has just built its 500,000th Powerglide and to observe the milestones it has requested all dealers to co-operate in mass demonstrations," he declared.

Mr. Rich pointed out that Powerglide differs from other automatic transmissions on the market in that it represents a "package" improvement. Included, besides the revolutionary automatic shift, are a more powerful engine of 105 horse-power and an "Economiser" rear axle.

"The opportunity for mass demonstrations here will show what owners have learned in more than a billion miles of driving," Mr. Rich declared. "Even a brief trial will prove that Powerglide-equipped cars are easier and more restful to drive.

"With Powerglide, the car has no clutch. This means the climination of hundreds of manual operations in the course of an average day's driving. The result is that a driver finishes the day more refreshed and relaxed. A person has to experience the process of automatic Powerglide fully to appreciate its advantages.

"We urge everyone not acquainted with Powerglide automatic transmission to visit our showrooms during the special demonstration period to find out for himself all the features of Powerglide automatic transmission."

Approximately 200 descendants of the Thomas J. Rich family met at a reunion last Sunday morning at Richwood, the farm home of A. F. "Pete" Rich, which is located seven miles east of Tallahassee on U. S. 90 Highway.

The setting for the reunion was the swimming pool which was patronized by the youngsters who attended the reunion. Adjacent to the pool the host for the reunion had erected a large striped tent which was used for assembly and the reunion dinner.

E. G. "Rusty" Rich of Orlando, Florida, acted as Chairman. The devotional was given by the Rev. Everett Rich of Pelham. E. G. Rich is a descendant of Elijah Andred[sic] Jackson Rich and Everett Rich, a descendant of Augustus Miles Rich. Grady Rich, a descendant of Brad Rich, represented the descendants of the youngest son of Thomas J. Rich.

Lloyd Rich, Jr., of Bainbridge, was appointed Chairman of a committee to select the time and place for the next reunion. Mrs. Pauline Rich Cooper was asked to serve with him on the committee.

Of special interest was the preparation of a Rich family tree by Mrs. A. F. Rich and Mrs. Jack Rich.

During the reunion the matter of helping with the purchase of a piano for Old Bethel Church was discussed, and an offering was taken for this purpose.

Former Governor S. Marvin Griffin, who addressed the last reunion in 1966, delivered a short address on the Rich genealogy.

Rigsby's "Historic Georgia Families" and an affidavit given by Eve Harden Clay in her widow's pension application papers claim David Clay and Eve Harden were married 22 or 26 [the records show both dates on different affivats] Sep 1792 in Warren County, GA. Warren County was not formed until 19 Dec 1793. It is probable that David and Eve married in what became Warren County a year after their marriage.

There is no marriage record on file for John Powell and Martha Wall. However, the estate of Martha's father, Jesse Wall, was distributed among his children who were still living in 1865. For the married female children, the amounts were distributed to their spouses on their behalf. The details involving John Powell and Martha Wall Powell are provided below. The full account is shown under Jessee Wall's profile.

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Returns of Wm E Wall one of the Executors of Jesse Wall May 25th 1866

Voucher No 13
$7500.00 Received January 5th 1865 of Cain Wall and William E Wall Exrs of Jesse Wall deceased the Sum of Seven Thousand and five hundred dollars payment in part of My distribution Share of the proceeds arising from the Sale of Perishable Property including the Negros of the said Jesse Wall deceased.
Witness my hand and Seal this 5th January 1865Signed in the presence of John Powell sealL C Hoyl

Thomas E. Rich family reunion held at Nocatee, Lake Seminole SundayBetween 150 and 200 descendants of Thomas E. Rich were present last Sunday for a reunion held at Nocatee near Johnson's Landing. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Rich, Jr., of Moultrie, own Nocatee, and were hosts on the occasion for members of the Rich family who came in great numbers from this section of Georgia. However, some came from as far away as South Florida and Pennsylvania. E. G. "Rusty" Rich was master of ceremonies. He and his family came from Orlando, Florida.All of those present were lineal descendants of Elijah Arthur Johnson Rich and his brother, Augustus Miles Rich, who lived in Decatur County on a farm located about 16 miles northwest of Bainbridge prior to the War Between the States. Those present numbered in age from babies several months old to octogenarians, and all enjoyed the dinner on the grounds, and the opportunity to reminisce with relatives they had not seen for many years.Also present at the reunion was former Governor Marvin Griffin, a lifelong friend of the Rich family, who made a short talk on the occasion. The former Governor's remarks were as follows:"FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, DISTINGUISHED VISITORS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE RICH FAMILY: "It is a genuine pleasure and high priviledge for me to be invited to enjoy this fellowship and association with you on this delightful occasion. I can remember that my late father, E. H. "Pat" Griffin, appeared on a Rich family reunion program at the home of E. A. J. Rich, one of the patriarchs of the family we honor today, more than 50 years ago. A warm bond of friendship has always existed between the Richs and Griffins. In fact, we both sharre some of the same traits of character. I don't believe I have ever seen a male member of either family that was not "butt-headed.""I can remember, however, when my father took me as a small boy in short pants to the E. A. J. Rich home, and introduced me to this venerable citizen of our county. As I remember Mr. Elijah, he was a very small in stature, quiet and soft-spoken man. He was kind, and tried to make me feel at home. As we left the Rich farm my father said to me...'Son, I want you to know something about that man, He is a man of great character and integrity. His word is his bond. He fought valiantly in the Confederate Army, and was severely wounded. He did not own any slaves, and his family did not own slaves, but he felt it was his duty. He is not like so many of these so-called aristocrats. He made his way in adversity, while some who were born in wealth sat around and complained, and talked about how great their families were. They reminded me of a potato vine...the best part of them is under the gound.'""You have a wonderful heritage, and I want to talk to you briefly about several phases of it. Thomas E. Rich, the earliest patriarch of the Rich family that I could find out about, and certainly the oldest one to be known by hundreds of his descendants gathered here today, or who live in this section of our nation, was born in Early County prior to the time Decatur County was created by the Legislature in 1823. He was an overseer for a man that owned a plantation in Early County. He later moved to Randolph County. He had married the daughter of a man who owned slaves, and he and his father-in-law did not get along very well. He moved to Decatur County with his family when this County was only several years old, and settled on a farm about 16 miles Northwest of Bainbridge."This pioneer citizen had a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters.. He was a Master Mason, and even though he was the father of a big family, he fought in the Confederate Army, and died from wounds he received in action near Atlanta. He is buried in Mother's Home Cemetery near Boykin. Four of the Rich sons went into the Confederate Army, and two were killed on Virginia battlefields. Along with a brother-in-law, the youngest, Brad Rich, who was too young to go to the war, stayed at home to help his mother and sisters run the farm. During Reconstruction he ran afoul of some Civil Rights laws, and had to flee to the Big bend country of Northwest Florida. I understand he reared a large family in that section of Florida."The two remaining brothers, Elijah Arthur Johnson Rich, and Augustus Miles Rich, who survived the war, but with crippling wounds, returned to their home in Decatur County. I shall not attempt to go into all the Rich family connections. If I tried to tell you who married into what family I would still be here at dark calling out names. I shall briefly discuss the forebears of most of you present here today, Elijah Arthur John Rich and Augustus Miles Rich."Sometimes when I think of the privation practiced of necessity by these patriarchs of the Rich family and pioneers of this County, I am downright ashamed of my own generation. When I think of the courage these old men possessed in the face of adversity and disaster, I have an abnormal propensity of loathing for those who preach the present day gospel that we cannot live in America today except by the handouts of a paternalistic government in Washington."I call to your attention, my friends, that while Elijah Arthur Johnson Rich and Augustus Miles Rich were fighting for a cause which concerned the Southern aristocracy more than it did those who owned no slaves, the old men, women and children back home on the land had to eke out an existence in the face of "bushwhackers." These "bushwhackers" were draft dodgers from the Confederate Army, and had to hide out in the woods and swamps. They had to either starve, or rob the cribs and smoke houses of the women and children, and they chose to do the latter. My late father told me of an incident which occurred on Confederate Memorial Day in the early days of this century in Bainbridge. He said one of those "bushwackers" was carrying the Confederate flag in the parade when an old gray-bearded Confederate veteran ran out into the street and took the flag away from the man. He said the man was not fit to tote the sacred Stars and bars."Despite the fact that the war was "A rich man's war, and a poor man's fight" as the late Perry D. Rich wrote in his book "Bud", the Rich family gave a full measure of devotion to the cause. The courage of your forebears was magnificent. When the ragged and men in Gray reached home they found an impoverished land. The fields were laid waste, the stock had been taken or stolen, the money was no good, and there was no credit. There was no "Marshall Plan" of aid to the conquered and destitute people of the South. When E. A. J. and Augustus Rich got back home they found squalid poverty. There was little to eat, little to wear and nothing with which to make a crop, but these intrepid characters did make a crop. They fed their families, and picked themselves up by their own bootstraps."I am happy to see so many of you present, and I am delighted that you included me in the reunion. I hope to see all of you the next time the Rich family hold a reunion."Those present voted to hold the next reunion at the home of Alee "Pete" Rich at Tallahassee on the last Sunday in June 1968.

"Saturday, November 5th, at 4 o'clock, in the First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates, was the scene of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gray Rich. Mrs. Rich was the former Rebecca Gail Barefield of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, daughter of Mrs. J. B. Gilreath. Mr. Rich, of Bainbridge, Ga., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rich, Sr. The Reverend Truett Gannon, pastor, performed the impressive double ring ceremony.
The interior of the church was lovely with green and white decorations. Two fern trees were centered with a large white arrangement of mums and gladioli.
Prior to the entrance of the wedding party, a program of nuptial music was presented by Miss Betty Sharpe, organist, and Mrs. Jeanine Andrews, soloist. Mrs. Andrews sang "Because" and at the close of the ceremony she sang "The Lord's Prayer".
The bride was attended by Mr. Rich niece, Miss Cecile Partee of Bainbridge, Georgia. She wore a dress and coat of aqua silk and carried long stemmed yellow roses.
The best man was Mr. Rich's father, R. L. Rich, Sr., of Bainbridge, Ga., and the ushers included R. L. Rich Jr., James E. Partee, Billy K. Reynolds, and Lee Parker, of Bainbridge, Ga., and R. M. Murphy and C. L. Straughan of Atlanta, Ga.
The bride was beautiful in a three piece pale yellow silk suit. She carried a bridal bouquet of white gardenias.
The bride's mother was ill, and unable to attend the ceremony. The family was represented by Mrs. I. C. Meadows, a very close friend. She wore a suit of pink silk and a corsage of yellow roses.
Mrs. Rich, mother of the Groom, wore a suit of green silk, and her corsage was also of yellow roses.
Following the ceremony was the reception, held in the church reception room. Mrs. James Partee kept the Bride's book and Miss Frances Rich of Dallas, Texas greeted the guests. The four tiered wedding cake was served by Mrs. R. L. Rich Jr., and punch was served by Mrs. Roscoe Simpson of Macon, niece of the groom, and Miss Gudy Ellison, of Atlanta, former roommate of the bride.
Out of town guests included Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Rich, Sr., Mr & Mrs. R. L. Rich Jr., Bob, Joe, and Sue, Mr. & Mrs. James E. Partee, Jimmy and Cecile, Mr. & Mrs. Sonny Jeffords, Mr. Lee Parker. Misses Betty and Barbara Tonge, and Miss Sue Sims, all of Bainbridge, Ga. Miss Frances Rich of Dallas, Texas. Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe Simpson of Macon, Ga., and Mr. & Mrs. Henry G. Absher of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Following the reception the bride and groom left for a wedding trip to South Florida and Nassau. The bride wore a three piece ensemble of green tweed with leather trim, and blending accessories.
The couple will be at home at 1610 Line Street, Decatur, Ga."

1) Patterson Hinchy, head, white male age 52, farmer, born in NC, parents born in NC
2) Mary Hinchy, wife, white female age 40, keeping house, born in NC, parents born in NC, cannot read or write
3) Susan Hinchy, daughter, married white female age 22, at home, born in NC, cannot read or write
4) John Hinchy, son, single white male age 20, works on farm, born in NC
5) Samantha Reaves, niece, white female age 5, born in NC, parents born in NC

1) Shadrach Gregory, head, white male age 61, farmer, born in PA, parents born in PA
2) Elizabeth Gregory, wife, white female age 61, keeping house, born in PA, parents born in PA
3) Frank Gregory, son, single white male age 22, works on farm, born in PA

AKA: Mary Jane Allen. As compiler of this Womack genealogy I must set the record straight from the get go. I have serious doubts about Mary Jane being used as a name, possibly Mary or Jane. Middle names in the 1600's were almost non-existent, very few individuals were given middle names until the mid to late 1700's. No documentation has come forth on their marriage. Some researchers have referred to her as a widow, (no documentation). The compiler has seen Mary's last name as Judd & Evens, no documentation to support any of the above names to date. I'm not saying William and Mary did not exist, someone did, as we have records of their children. But personally I have not seen any records that prove their existence. The compiler has not been able to verify any primary source information that has come forth on William or Mary.

1) Jesse Anderson, male age 52 [looks like 32 on census], farmer, born in NC
2) Sarah Anderson, female age 46, born in NC
3) Wesley Anderson, male age 22, farmer, born in NC
4) Mary Anderson, female age 20, born in NC
5) John Anderson, male age 18, farmer, born in NC
6) Irena Anderson, female age 16, born in NC
7) Amanda Anderson, female age 14, born in NC
8) Lucrecia Anderson, female age 12, born in IN
9) Martin Anderson, male age 10, born in IN
10) William Anderson, male age 8, born in IN

1) Jesse Anderson, male age 52 [looks like 32 on census], farmer, born in NC
2) Sarah Anderson, female age 46, born in NC
3) Wesley Anderson, male age 22, farmer, born in NC
4) Mary Anderson, female age 20, born in NC
5) John Anderson, male age 18, farmer, born in NC
6) Irena Anderson, female age 16, born in NC
7) Amanda Anderson, female age 14, born in NC
8) Lucrecia Anderson, female age 12, born in IN
9) Martin Anderson, male age 10, born in IN
10) William Anderson, male age 8, born in IN

1) Jesse Anderson, male age 52 [looks like 32 on census], farmer, born in NC
2) Sarah Anderson, female age 46, born in NC
3) Wesley Anderson, male age 22, farmer, born in NC
4) Mary Anderson, female age 20, born in NC
5) John Anderson, male age 18, farmer, born in NC
6) Irena Anderson, female age 16, born in NC
7) Amanda Anderson, female age 14, born in NC
8) Lucrecia Anderson, female age 12, born in IN
9) Martin Anderson, male age 10, born in IN
10) William Anderson, male age 8, born in IN